● Speakers: The earpiece receive is set to become a speaker with the addition of a new audio amplifier. This positioning differs from the earlier expectation that Apple would put a second speaker where the headphone jack was and will allow for better stereo sound.

● Camera: The iPhone 7 Plus features a dual 12-megapixel lens camera. One is a wide-angle camera with larger pixel sizes, a 6P lens, and optical image stabilization, the other is a telephoto lens with smaller pixel sizes and a 5P lens.

● Flash: The rear camera flash will be upgraded with four LEDs (two cool and two warm) and a new ambient light sensor for better image quality.

● Proximity Sensor: Apple may upgrade the proximity sensor from LED to laser for faster response, greater recognition distance, and potential gesture recognition.

● FeliCa: Apple is planning to bring support for FeliCa, a mobile tap-to-pay standard developed by Sony, to iPhones in Japan.

Notably, Kuo expects iPhone 7 shipments to be lower than those of the iPhone 6s at 60-65 million this year compared to 82 million last year. Apple's water resistance requirements apparently resulted in lower assembly yields that delayed mass production until the second half of August.

Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 7 on September 7th. Make sure to follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or RSS for updates.

Because there is little difference between IP-67 and IP-68 unless you're really aiming to work underwater (IP-67 is 1m depth, IP-68 is >1m, which really doesn't tell you much, does it?) Interestingly, IP-66 is actually far tougher to achieve than either 67 or 68, since it involves resistance to water jets, not just sitting motionless at the bottom of a trash can. No, the sequence doesn't really make sense, but it's an International Standard, and they never do...